Contex, the world's leader of wide format scanning and imaging solutions, today announces that long-time customer and major guitar company recently upgraded to the Contex HD iFLEX flatbed scanner for its 3D manufacturing workflow. The famed guitar company relies on the Contex scanner to capture digital representations of the body, neck, and pickguard of new and old guitars, then creates 3D models using SOLIDWORKS software. A CNC machine takes the information from the 3D software to create new prototype guitars. The Contex scanner eliminates some of the manual work in the manufacturing process, while maintaining the integrity of the company's craftsmanship.

Fulfilling its promise to expand access to its professional design software in education, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has made its industry-leading design, engineering and entertainment software free* to students, instructors and academic institutions worldwide.

Intuitive new interface streamlines workflow for die design and manufacturing

Altair today announced the launch of HyperXtrude 2015, a new version of the popular simulation tool for extrusion processes. For the first time, engineers on the shop floor may validate die designs using computer-aided engineering (CAE) techniques directly from computer-aided design (CAD) models. This change represents a significant workflow improvement.

Build Processor Is the De Facto Standard for Simplifying the 3D Printing Process

Source3™ today announced the launch of a platform to simplify rights management and distribution of 3D content.  The company is founded by ex-Googlers who created RightsFlow, a licensing and rights management platform for the music industry, alongside veterans of the 3D printing industry.

Instant scalability for infinite design exploration leveraging high-performance computing on the cloud

Altair and solidThinking present solutions for simulation-driven design and additive manufacturing at EuroMold 2014

Synergis Engineering Design Solutions, a division of Synergis Technologies, LLC and a highly rated, value-added  Autodesk reseller in the Americas, today announced that it has earned recognition as a certified Autodesk PLM 360 Advisor the new Autodesk Advisor status for PLM 360 from Autodesk, Inc., a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. As an Advisor Partner, Synergis has shown that they have made significant investment in their PLM 360 business, provides the highest level of industry acumen, and solution knowledge to sell and support the Autodesk PLM 360 Cloud Service Solutions.